Cooking stove



Jan. 28, 1936. c M, DIBBLE 2,029,257

COOKING STOVE Original Filed June 3, 1927 2 s t s t 1 c. M. DlBB LE Jan.28, 1936.

COOKING STOVE Original Filed June 3, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' UNITED TESPATENT OFFICE COOKING STOVE Claude M. Dibble, Joliet, Ill., assignor toMoore Brothers Company, Joliet, 111., a corporation of Illinois Originalapplication June 3, 1927, Serial No.

Divided and this application August 27, 1930, Serial No. 478,075.Renewed March 4 Claims.

This invention relates in general to a cooking stove construction andhas more particular reference to a sliding drawer which forms a partthereof. This application is a division of my application for UnitedStates Letters Patent Serial No. 196,197, filed June 3, 1927, forCooking stoves.

A principal object of the present invention is the provision of improvedmeans for raising and lowering the broiler pan in an oven drawer.

A further important object of the invention is the provision, inconnection with a broiler drawer having means for raising and loweringthe broiler pan, of sight openings so arranged that the pan in itsseveral adjusted positions may be readily observed without opening thedrawer to the end that need for change of location may be readilydetermined.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparentas it is better understood from the following description, which, takenin connection with the accompanying drawing, discloses a preferredembodiment thereof.

On the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a drawer embodying my presentinvention, parts being broken away and shown in section to disclosecertain features of invention thereof;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the drawer and partscarried by it shown in Fig 1 Fig 3 is a front elevation of the stoveembodying the instant invention; and i Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detailtaken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig 3.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown on the drawinga kitchen stove or range in which the irwention is or may be embodied.This stove comprises the usual open burner portion I, upper baking oven2, and lower broiler assembly 3, mounted together in the usual mannerupon a supporting base 4, carried by legs 5. The broiler assemblyincludes a burner 6, mounted at the top of the broiler compartment andjust beneath the baking oven, and adapted in the present embodiment ofthe invention to provide the desired heat by the burning of gas on otherfluid fuel. A drawer l is provided to move in and out of the broilercompartment. The drawer of the drawing comprises a bottom wall II, afront wall I2 and side walls I3 and I4. The side walls I3 and I4 areconnected at their rear by a cross member I5. The front wall I2 is ofappropriate shape and dimension to close the front of the broilercompartment to replacethe 'usual broiler door.

Two rods or shafts I6 and I? are arranged upon the bottom I I and extendfrom the front to back of the drawer and in bearing cleats or members I8appropriately positioned. The shaft I6 is arranged wholly within thedrawer and the shaft I1 extends from near the back of the drawer to andthrough the front wall I2 and at the front finger or like piece 2|adapted to be engaged in notches 22 provided in a quadrant 23 to securethe parts in their various adjusted positions.

, Each shaft I6 and I1 is provided near its front and rear ends with anarm 24 fixed for rotation or swinging movement with the shafts. The twoarms 24 at the front are connected by a link 25 and similar connectionis or may be provided between the two arms 24 at the rear. Thusconstructed and'arranged it will be apparent that upon movement of theupwardly extending arm I 9 of the shaft I I the four arms 24 will rockin unison with each other and in unison also with the swinging movementof the arm I9.

The two arms 24 at the rear are provided with forwardly extending pins26 arranged through slots 2'! formed in the rear cross-support 28.Similarly the two arms 24 at the front are connected to a cross-frontsupport 29 The broiler pan, generally indicated at 3|, is provided withthe usual side flanges 32 and front and rear flanges 33, which rear andfront flanges are adapted to rest upon the back cross-support 28 and thefront cross-support 29. The front and back supports preferably havedimension approximately that of the distances between the inner faces ofthe side walls I3 and I4 and swinging movement of the arms 24 isaccompanied therefore by vertical movement of the rear and frontcross-supports without appreciable horizontal shifting This movement inturn imparts like movement to the broiler pan carried by it and thebroiler pan is lifted and lowered directly from the flame. This movementis confined substantially to a vertical plane. Adjacent the wall I3upwardly extending cleats 34 are arranged upon the bottom II to limitthe downward movement of the arms 24.

In order that the broiling may be observed and timely adjustment made,two sight openings are provided at the front of the stove and preferablyjust above the horizontal level of the top of the quadrant 23. Each ofthese sight openings comprises a transparent inset 35 preferably ofglass arranged in openings provided in the front wall of the drawer andheld in place by a suitable holding frame 36.

Adjustable stop members 4| are pivoted at 42 at the tops and near therear of the side walls 13. When these stops are arranged as shown inFig. 1, to extend rearwardly, their shoulders 43 are in position toengage behind fixed stops 44 appropriately arranged within the chamberin which the door slides. The door may be removed by pulling nearly tostop engaging position and then reachingin and swinging the adjustablestops forwardly on their pivots until they are arranged in horizontalposition, in which position they may pass beneath the fixed stops 44.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantageswill be understood from the foregoing description, and it will beapparent that many changes may be made in the form, construction andarrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe: invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the formhereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. In a stove, means forming a compartment open at one end, a drawermovable therein having sight apertures at the front, a broiler pan forthe drawer, means operable from the front thereof for adjusting thevertical elevation of the pan in the drawer, a fixed stop atthe side ofthe compartment, and an adjustable stop member at the rear of the drawerto engagethe fixed stop for limiting the outward movement of the drawerand movable out of position to engage the fixed stop for removing thedrawer.

2. In a stove, means forming a compartment open at one end, a drawermovable therein having a sight apertureat the front, a pan fittingloosely in the drawer, means operable from the front thereof foradjusting the vertical elevation of the pan in the drawer, said meanscomprising 7 a source of heat at the top of the compartment,

a tray adjustably supported within said compartment, means for adjustingthe position of the tray comprising slotted cross pieces extending underopposite edges of the tray, arms with projections engageable in theslots'of the cross pieces, shafts secured to the arms, means forconnecting corresponding arms of the shafts for moving the latter inunison, and a crank extension on one of the shafts for rotating theshafts together to raise and lower the tray.

4. The combination of means forming a cooking compartment, a traymovable therein, means for adjusting the position of the tray comprisingslotted cross-pieces extending under opposite edges of the tray, armswith projections slidable in the slots of the cross-pieces, shaftssecured to the arms and rotatable in unison in the same direction; andmeans extending outside of the compartment for operating the shafts.

CLAUDE M. DIBBLE.

